<p>surfette, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts is wonderful, but it is BIG. If your time is limited you might choose the Isabella Stewart Gardner museum. It's fully of priceless works of art in a lovely, but quirky and highly individual setting (so Boston!).</p>
<p>Way too funny, and your post is what I think prevents BU from establishing any real credibility. Seems like they'll take anyone who has the $$$$ to pay full tuition, usually through their CGS program. And there are literally dozens of schools in Boston that would be happy to take your tuition money, so don't worry about it. BU, Emerson, UMASS-Boston, Northeastern, Suffolk, Wheelock, Simmons, Lesley, Wentworth IT, and several more. None of which are truly selective. Enjoy!</p>
<p>Sorry, I didn't mean to offend. I think I am a decent student, but I cannot compare myself with most of the students that visit this board. I have no chance at schools like Harvard, and BC would be a big reach. BU is a great school and more in my ballpark. </p>
<p>I am also visiting Skidmore and possibly Fairfield or Conn College.</p>
<p>No offense taken at all. You've got plenty of good options!</p>
<p>They closed The Sausage Guy on Cambridge Street last Winter. It was empty this spring when I walked by there. The sign said visit our other location which is right outside the Boston Red Sox Games with all the other stands.</p>
<p>If you're still there....Northeastern, Emerson (communication and performing arts), Simmons, Emmanuel, Wheelock, Lesley (in Cambridge, if you have any interest in teaching or education-related career), Outside of Boston -- Wheaton (Norton, MA), Stonehill, Holy Cross</p>
<p>Just got back from a trip to Boston and Providence. A great place for a nice light dinner--Piattini, a "wine cafe" on Newbury. Plus tons of other places on Newbury too of course. Farmers' market in Copley Square on Friday is really nice. And I agree, the cows are a lot of fun....</p>
<p>Took the duck tour, which was good, although a bit too light on history. I loved the driver's comment that the pedestrian signals are "just suggestions"! </p>
<p>Loved walking the Freedom Trail, and we ended up in the North End at dinner time. Fun to just sit on a bench after pizza and listen to the neighbors out on the streets talking with each other and being with their families. Enjoyed Faneuil Hall marketplace and all the activity there too, as well as walking through Boston Common late in the afternoon.</p>
<p>The exhibition at the MFA called "Americans in Paris" is lovely. The Aquarium was way too crowded to be enjoyable really. </p>
<p>The exhibit "Bodies" is coming to the Museum of Science on July 30th. </p>
<p>Boston in summer, though hot, is really fun. Especially on Red Sox home game days, when everyone, it seems, turns out on the street in Sox gear, whether or not they're going to the game!</p>
<p>Boston is really an awesome city. Enjoy</p>
<p>Definitely check out Northeastern University. It has a great location, decent compact campus, and has had an up and coming reputation for the past 5 years.</p>
<p>Given our tight schedule, we hope to visit 4 schools in two days: Day 1: Tufts, Boston College; Day 2: Northeastern & Boston University. Then we hope to enjoy Boston in the evenings.</p>
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<li><p>Given the crazy traffic situation, we hope to rely on the "T". Is the timing even possible with mass transit? (Morning schedules will end about noon or 12:30. Afternoon schedules typically start around 1:30 or 2).</p></li>
<li><p>Are there "day" passes for the T , or do you pay as you go? (Is it wise to buy some type of combination pass, and are they even available?)</p></li>
<li><p>Other than dining, do you have any recommendations for evening fun? I assume most museums are closed, and walking the Freedom Trail may not be wise after hours?</p></li>
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<p>THANKS</p>
<p>Check out the MIT thread. There's a restaurant thread. <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=214639%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=214639</a></p>
<p>Also here for food: <a href="http://matt.mitblogs.com/archives/2006/07/summer_restaura.html%5B/url%5D">http://matt.mitblogs.com/archives/2006/07/summer_restaura.html</a></p>
<p>Here's a very recent thread about traffic in Boston, with info about the T. <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=215340%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=215340</a> You should be fine riding the T. You can buy a pass rather than rely on individual tickets, and I believe you can use a credit card to purchase. Here's the site for the Boston subway. <a href="http://www.mbta.com/%5B/url%5D">http://www.mbta.com/</a></p>
<p>Have fun!</p>
<p>Eat at Durgin Park at the top of Fanueil Hall. I have done that every time I have come to Boston for years...much less expensive and more authentic than legal seafood.</p>
<p>The Burren is a great Irish Pub with entertainment at Davis Square, just off the T. Also check the schedule to see if the Blue Man Group is still performing. There are also a few improv theaters that can be a lot of fun. There are also some free outdoor concerts in the summer, check the Boston Events website. Have fun!</p>
<p>The Commonwealth Shakespeare Company is presenting free evening performances (8:00 Tues - Sat., 7 on Sun.) of The Taming of the Shrew on the Boston Common from 7/22 - 8/13. There are no performances on Mondays. Also, the Museum of Fine Arts is open Wednesday - Friday evenings until 9:45. I recently saw the Americans in Paris exhibit there with my family and really enjoyed it. If you can get Red Sox tickets (hard, but not impossible), take in a game. Just walking around the city on a nice summer evening is in itself, perfect.</p>
<p>I'm not aware of any part of the Freedom Trail that I would not walk after hours. But, you could have a great time by going to Quincy Market, looking around and watching the performers, then going over to the North End, walking the freedom trail along the way, and having dinner there. It has a ton of good restaurants, and is not a tourist trap like Durgin Park (sorry, don't like their food or their service.) Now, a real Boston institution is Pizza Regina in the North End, for example. In the north end, Copps Hill burying ground, and the park below it on the waterfront are especially worthwhile. Both have a good view of Old Ironsides across the harbor. Closer to Quincy Market is Long Wharf. At the very end is a small park like area that has a great view of the harbor (and logan in the background, unfortunately).</p>
<p>For the T, you can use cash, credit, or debit cards in most, but not all, stations. But different stations have different options. Some you can only buy tokens; others there are machines to buy single tickets, quick tickets ($5.00), etc. Aboveground stations (e.g. at the MFA and also Northeastern I think) you pay exact change to the conductor if you don't have a ticket or token. </p>
<p>Evenings: just walking along Newbury Street (station: Copley, on the green line)--like Paris with tons of sidewalk cafes/ restaurants; or in the North End or at the markets--is lots of fun. If you are there when there is a free Pops concert along the Charles, that is great. And of course if there is a home Red Sox game--nirvana ;) (Baseball mom here) </p>
<p>I would bet there is plenty of information about upcoming events by googling.</p>